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  Tokyo College was established on February 1, 2019. As of the end of January, exactly three years have passed. The first picture you see here is of myself and Distinguished University Professor TOKURA on the…

You may have noticed that an interesting new batch of information was recently uploaded to the Tokyo College website. At the top of our homepage on the second row, there are links to several pages beginning…

Recently, I relocated to Tokyo and found myself nesting in Mejirodai (目白台), an old neighborhood located in Bunkyō-ku (文京区) within Tokyo’s 23 special wards. Being a Tokyoite newbie playing an urbanist role, wandering around the neighborhood…

In many regions of the world, populations have grown older and fertility rates have declined, leading to populations that are shrinking and aging simultaneously. Globally, people older than 65 constitute the fastest growing segment of the…

Looking back on 2021, I recall that at the beginning of the year, when celebrity Asako Ito was asked about her goal the coming year, she answered “to live”—her reply resonated deeply with viewers and became…

In this blog series, we interview new members of Tokyo College. For this entry, we spoke with Dr. TSAI Hung Yin, a Postdoctoral Fellow who joined us this past September. Welcome to Tokyo College! Could you…

In this blog series, we interview new members of Tokyo College. For this entry, we spoke with Dr. Dada DOCOT, a Postdoctoral Fellow who joined us this past August.  Welcome to Tokyo College! Could you tell…

In this blog series, we interview new members of Tokyo College. For this entry, we spoke with Dr. Evan DONAHUE, a Postdoctoral Fellow who joined us this past August.  Welcome to Tokyo College! Could you tell…

Shafik Hebous* and Michael Keen** Securing agreement on the idea of a common minimum effective corporate tax rate was hard; but agreeing on a number for that minimum was excruciatingly difficult. And the choice seems set…